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The Crimean Tatars - Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea - established a powerful Khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield gives a historical portrait, showing that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy.
Rayfield's book describes the establishment of the Khanate, its reign and eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars' ruthless suppression - first by Russia and then the Soviet Union - and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin.
This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.
Contents
Chronology
Glossary
Introduction
1: Crimea before the Crimean Khanate
2: The Crimean Khanate is Born
3: Tatars as Antagonists
4: Militant Khans
5: Khans who would be Monarchs
6: Russia Strikes Back
7: Disintegration and Restoration
8: The Centre Cannot Hold
9: Under the Tsars
10: Soviet Rule
11: Exile and Exodus
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
